This study evaluated the effect of intralesional injections of lyophilized Platelet Derived Growth Factors in 42 patients with Peyronie's disease and found significant reductions in penile curvature and plaque size, along with improvements in Peyronie's Disease Questionnaire scores, suggesting a potential treatment role.
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February 2019 in “Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine” This review discusses the use of platelet-rich plasma for various dermatological conditions and highlights the need for more research to standardize its protocols and understand its biological mechanisms.
September 2023 in “International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR)” In this case study, PRP and PRF treatments helped achieve complete healing of chronic wounds, including a chemical burn ulcer in three weeks and a pilonidal sinus post-incision in eight weeks, suggesting potential benefits for chronic wound management.
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January 2021 This review discusses the historical development and dermatological applications of platelet-rich plasma, emphasizing its potential for treating androgenic alopecia and other skin conditions, but reports no new clinical results.
September 2021 in “VNU Journal of Science: Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences” This review discusses the diverse applications of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) across various medical fields and reports no new clinical results, advocating PRP as a promising therapy for future use.
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April 2012 in “Science-business Exchange” Blocking a protein called prostaglandin D2 might help treat hair loss.
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June 2017 in “Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine” This study found that Puerariae Radix ethanol extracts increased the proliferation of human hair dermal papilla cells via ERK and Akt phosphorylation, suggesting potential benefits for alopecia treatment.
January 2018 in “Refubium (Universitätsbibliothek der Freien Universität Berlin)” This thesis developed stimuli-responsive nanocarriers, demonstrating their potential for targeted genetic material delivery with reduced toxicity and diagnostic applications, and explored pH-sensitive nanogels for effective skin drug delivery and monitoring.
April 2018 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This phase 2a trial evaluated Samcyprone for common wart treatment and found that while a sensitization reaction is necessary for therapeutic response, its level does not predict wart clearance.
January 2025 in “RSC Pharmaceutics” Smart microneedles using advanced tech could improve psoriasis treatment.
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July 2018 in “Elsevier eBooks” This case report describes an elderly man with erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp, who improved with potent topical corticosteroids followed by maintenance with topical tacrolimus.
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December 2022 in “Skin Research and Technology” This study found that a combination of dermatoscopy and reflectance confocal microscopy assists in accurately diagnosing pigmented prurigo, which is often misdiagnosed due to its varied clinical manifestations.
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January 2019 in “JAAD Case Reports” This article describes erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp, emphasizing its chronic nature, potential complications, and the lack of specific diagnostic findings, but reports no new clinical results.
September 2021 in “CRC Press eBooks” This review discusses erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp, including its characteristics, potential triggers, and its classification as a neutrophilic dermatosis, but reports no new clinical findings.
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December 2023 in “Life” This article discusses the potential role of telocytes in skin regeneration and the need to understand their interaction with platelet-rich plasma, reporting no new experimental results.
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February 2006 in “British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology” This study found that combining data from different databases provided a more comprehensive estimate of serious adverse drug reactions in a French university hospital, highlighting the limitations of current ADR reporting methods.
January 2019 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This source outlines the Dermatologic Surgery journal, which provides extensive and up-to-date information on diverse dermatologic surgical procedures and skin cancer treatments, featuring peer-reviewed articles, literature reviews, and case reports valuable to professionals like dermatologists and plastic surgeons.
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March 2011 in “Endocrine” In this study, researchers identified a novel p.R50X mutation in the vitamin D receptor gene, linked to hereditary vitamin D-resistant rickets in two siblings.
January 2009 in “The Chinese Journal of Modern Applied Pharmacy” This study concluded that QSPR models effectively predict drug skin penetration, with the Potts-Guy model showing the highest predictive accuracy for the drugs tested.
This narrative review discusses the historical and current use of platelet-rich plasma in dermatology and reports no new clinical results; the authors suggest it may reduce the need for invasive procedures.
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October 2025 in “Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy” This review synthesizes current evidence on platelet-rich plasma for dry eye disease and reports no new results; the authors emphasize the need for standardized trials to validate these approaches.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that the PON1 192 R allele was associated with an increased risk of psoriasis and altered lipid profiles in patients from Western Mexico.
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January 2017 in “ARC journal of dermatology” This study introduced and evaluated Ahmad's NPRT system for documenting hair loss, finding it helpful in assessing the specific state of male pattern baldness in 500 patients.
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July 2022 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” This study found that dutasteride may help prevent enteric neuronal damage in an animal model of Parkinson's disease, highlighting its potential for drug repurposing to address neuroinflammation.
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June 2021 in “Frontiers in Medicine” This study reported that the combination of a 308-nm excimer lamp and 10% liquor carbonis detergens significantly improved scalp psoriasis symptoms compared to the excimer lamp alone, with more patients achieving 75% reduction in their Psoriasis Scalp Severity Index.
December 2025 in “The AAPS Journal” Finasteride and dutasteride's effects are mainly due to target binding saturation and slow enzyme turnover.
September 2022 in “Dermatologic Therapy” This article is a correspondence that discusses platelet-rich plasma application methods for androgenic alopecia but reports no new clinical results.
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September 2004 in “Contact dermatitis” Avoiding dyed wigs and clothing improved severe allergic reactions in a woman treated with diphencyprone.
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April 2021 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This retrospective review found that platelet-rich plasma products from FDA-cleared devices for alopecia were inconsistent, highlighting a need for more detailed examination of preparation methods.
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November 2017 in “Molecular Aspects of Medicine” This review discusses various therapeutic strategies targeting platelet-derived growth factor signaling in diseases like cancer and atherosclerosis, and evaluates existing treatments without presenting new clinical data.